Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-30

I n spl6uulu SUI per WAS S6EF6u-
Elder F. P. Franklin will preach
in Phillipsburg on Sunday, January
10th, morning and evening, insEerd OF
the first Sunday as was heretofore an.
nounced.
Last Wednesday night was a very
cold one. Mrs. r. A. Dague's fine
house plants were frozen, and we dc
not doubt but that other ladies were
equally unfortunate.
Everybody wants-everybody has
Dobler & Co. do what work they have
done in the picture line, and why mott
They make the best photos and pOr.
traits in this part of the state.
-Phillipsburg needs some tenement
| houses now. more than anything else.
Every day strangers are inquiring for
honses to rent and cannot find them
Who will build some houses to rent?
See the new advertisement Of J. c.
and E. A. Latsbaugh in this paper.
They have a fine stock Of goods. are &C
commOdating honorable business men
and will do you good. Go and see
them.
j. S. Barnes informs Us that the
manufacturers of telephone instruments
are so far behind with their orders that
| it may be two months before we get our
telephone into operation IN Phillips
burg.
C. w Young & Co. intend, early
in the spring. to enlarge their business
room by building on to the rear making
about double the room they now have.
They will also make other valuable i'm
prOvements
The Phillipsburg Cornet Band has
recently purchased thirteen new instru-
ments which cost S565.OO. They are
very fine, Mr.. Zimmerman's, the lead
ers horn is gold plated and cost sips.
1t is a beauty.
New Scotch caps, new fur caps, new
Jersey caps, new silk handkerchiefs ,
new gloves. new mittens, new silk and
cashmere mufflers just received at the
Chicago Fair and going at astonishing
" low prices.
Eye or six persons were frozen TO
death ten days ago in Western Kansas
on the frontier. They were caught out
in the blizzard generally but IN two or
three instances parties troze in shanties
on account of being out Of coal.
Doctor Houck informs US that
there is a bran new girl at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin on Big Greek ,
now just one week old. The Doctor
tells US also of new arrival Of boy at
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Glass.
Monday, Tuesday aud Wednesday
of this week were cold days, though
we believe the mercury never went be-
low zero. There has been no snow to
speak Of but the winds have been keen
and penetrating.
County Clerk Hartman and B E.
Morton Register Of Deeds, are having
some elegant and CONVENIENT desks
made for their offices. They have pig
con holes and drawers and nice hooks
and corners too numerous to mention.
We did not see any OF the Christmas
trees except one at Mrs. Latsbaugh's
which was rugged out by that lady. It
presented a very fine appearance
Mrs. L. says this is the fifth one she
has decorated. Sheis certa My an ex-
pert in that line.
in our published court report last
week one important divorce case was
omitted Internationally, that of L. E.
SweariDgen VS.. r. S. Swearengen.
Divorce granted and custody of child
given to Robert S. Swearengen, he to
pay ali the costs.
Mr.. Nike Beckley has secured suit
able ground at the depot, and will, in
the spring, erect thereon a grain eleva-
tor Of the proper capacity. 1t is to be
built on the Chase plan" This in
formation We get from Mr. Beckley him
self and may be relied upon,
ID. Mcdonald and 1. Ainslie re-
ceived an order a few days ago, for a
barrel Of sample brick clay Of the
banks near this place to be sent 10 St.
Joe, Mo, TO be tested 1t will stand
the test and we may look for important
results Of this and other Investigations
in another place we mention the
time Of departure Of w. W. Anderson
and family. Mr. Anderson has pur-
chased business property and will en-
gage in the hardware business in Beebe
White County Arkansas, a town on the
railroad running from St. Louis to Lit
tie Rock.
C. w. Young & Co. desire to in
form all their customers who are in ar
rears on book account, that all such &C
counts must be settled either by cash
or note by the 10Th day of January
/ 1888. By attending to this matter at
once you will accommodate them and in
sure future favOrs for yourselves. Sw
DIR. Taylor, late editor Of the Phil
/ lipsburg Democrat, is about to begin
the publication Of an Independent
or Union Labor paper at Almeua. It
was reported that he would re-purahase
/ the material ip the Democrat Office
hers and move 1t to Almena. but such ,
] We believe. Is not his present inssuHOn.